This is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in the Western Ghats of India. It was previously placed in the genus Ramanella and has only been reported from three locations, though locally found in some numbers.

This is a very widespread species, occurring through most of South Asia, including Sri Lanka. It occurs up to 2,000m asl. The boundary between this species and Microhyla fissipes is not clear, but has been arbitrarily set at the western border of Myanmar

The Sri Lankan painted frog, Sri Lankan bullfrog sometimes just called the painted frog (Kaloula taprobanica) is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Nepal, Bangladesh, southern and eastern India and Sri Lanka up to an altitude of about 1300 metres. It is a common species, the adult of which is up to 75 millimetres long from snout to vent.